Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Expertises // 2018

    Chancengleichheit am Arbeitsplatz

    Die Partizipation von Frauen am Arbeitsmarkt hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten in Deutschland stark zugenommen, z.B. ist die Erwerbstätigenquote von Frauen mit knapp 70 Prozent im Jahr 2013 derjenigen der Männer…

  2. ZEWnews English edition // 2018

    11/12 - 2018

  3. Non-Refereed Journal // 2018

    Betriebe und Arbeitswelt 4.0: Mit Investitionen in die Digitalisierung steigt auch die Weiterbildung

    This report analyzes the relationship between firms' investments in digitized technologies and their investments in further training. The analysis is based on a novel data source that was created by the IAB and…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-049 // 2018

    Intergenerational Mobility and the Rise and Fall of Inequality: Lessons from Latin America

    Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents’ and children’s economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-048 // 2018

    Housing Expenditures and Income Inequality

    In this paper, we show that, in terms of real disposable income, changes in housing expenditures dramatically exacerbate the trend of income inequality that has risen sharply in Germany since the mid-1990s. More…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-043 // 2018

    Fiskalische und individuelle Nettoerträge und Renditen von Bildungsinvestitionen im jungen Erwachsenenalter

    Based on a further development of the ZEW microsimulation model of the German tax and transfer system, this study examines fiscal and individual net returns as well as rates of return from investments in…